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COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 3, 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS

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We have several Ohio elected officials coming up for re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Take a look at Elected Officials.

What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

Steubenville accepts $1.1 million bid to frack 157 acres of its own land, including two parks July 17, 2026
The eastern Ohio city of Steubenville accepted a $1.1 million bid to lease about 157 acres of its own land for fracking during Tuesday’s city council meeting. Steubenville City Council voted to lease 19 parcels to Oklahoma-based Ascent Resources – Utica, said Steubenville resident Greg Burrier, who was at the city council meeting. One council […]
Medicaid funding returning to Ohio’s reproductive health clinics, impacts of yearlong freeze unknown July 17, 2026
Now that a freeze on Medicaid funding specifically targeted at Planned Parenthood locations and clinics who provide abortion has expired, Ohio’s facilities are working to bring back services they couldn’t afford during the yearlong funding pause. Though federal law already prohibits Medicaid dollars from being used for abortion services, clinics who also happen to provide […]
Catching Our Eye News Roundup, July 16, 2026 July 16, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
CNBC rated Ohio ‘Top State for Business.’ Here’s what that means — and what it doesn’t. July 16, 2026
When CNBC last week announced it had rated Ohio this year’s “Top State for Business,” Republican leaders said it was proof that their economic policies were working for Ohioans. But that’s not what the rating was meant to assess, said a journalist who helped produce it. Nor was the ranking an evaluation of which state […]
68% of Ohio fourth graders are not proficient in reading, according to new study July 16, 2026
Despite Ohio ranking 12th in education overall, 68% of Ohio fourth graders were not proficient in reading and 68% of Ohio eighth graders were not proficient in math, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book. The study shows the percentage of Ohio students not proficient in reading has increased 4% from […]
Ohio voter power has been assaulted for half a decade because politicians won’t admit Trump lost July 16, 2026
Donald Trump lost the 2020 Election. It’s a very simple, straightforward fact of history. And yet, Ohio’s leading Republican politicians can never say this. They can never acknowledge this basic fact. They can never be honest with the public, or in public, about that very simple truth. “Donald Trump lost the 2020 Election.” They can […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

Earthjustice Sues to Block Trump's Move to Gut Endangered Species Act July 16, 2026
The Trump administration has introduced a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, a bedrock of successful U.S. wildlife conservation for more than 50 years, dramatically weakening its power to protect natural habitats and opening vulnerable lands to real estate development, oil drilling and other extractive industries. A coalition of conservation groups is suing the […]
A "Forever War" in Iran? Ali Vaez on Escalating War, U.S. "Diplomatic Malpractice" July 16, 2026
Has the United States launched a forever war on Iran? As the Trump administration renews its attacks on Iran, killing at least 35 civilians over the course of five days, political analyst Ali Vaez warns that the U.S. is inciting potentially never-ending “cycles of violence” with its manipulations of the diplomatic process. The U.S.’s unilateral […]
Victor Salgado Araujo Saw ICE Agent Kill His Brother in Texas. He Is Now Detained, Faces Deportation July 16, 2026
After ICE agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Texas, last week, they quickly arrested three witnesses: the other men that the 52-year-old father of three was driving to work. The three men, including Salgado Araujo’s younger brother Victor, are now being detained by ICE and threatened with deportation. “There is a Trump […]
We Are Sending a Message to Netanyahu: Rep. Jayapal on 100+ Dems Voting to Cut Israeli Military Aid July 16, 2026
As we continue our conversation with Congressmember Pramila Jayapal, we turn to recent developments involving the United States military. On Wednesday, Jayapal was one of over half of all House Democrats to vote in favor eliminating over $3 billion in military aid to Israel. Although the proposed amendment was ultimately shot down, the final tally […]
Todd Blanche Is "Not Fit" to Be AG, from Epstein Files to Trump's $1.8B Slush Fund: Rep. Jayapal July 16, 2026
Confirmation hearings are underway for President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, his personal attorney Todd Blanche. Blanche is mired in a number of controversies, most notably his mishandling of the administration’s release of the Epstein files while serving as deputy attorney general under Pam Bondi. Washington state Representative Pramila Jayapal, who is co-sponsoring a […]
Headlines for July 16, 2026 July 16, 2026
U.S. Strikes Iran for Fifth Consecutive Day Targeting Tehran, Israeli Forces Kill Four People in Gaza, Including 6-Year-Old Girl, Israel’s Security Cabinet Approves Nearly Half a Billion Dollars for New Settlements in Occupied West Bank, Half of All Democrats on Capitol Hill Support Measure Slashing Military Funding to Israel, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Grilled […]

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